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Southwest Journal of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep - Imaging - Medical Image of the Week: Acute Aortic Dissection
![sufian_the_scribe on X: "Chest xray for thoracic aortic dissection Widened mediastinum (56-63%), abnormal aortic contour (48%), aortic knuckle double calcium sign >5mm (14%), pleural effusion (L>R), tracheal shift, left apical cap, deviated sufian_the_scribe on X: "Chest xray for thoracic aortic dissection Widened mediastinum (56-63%), abnormal aortic contour (48%), aortic knuckle double calcium sign >5mm (14%), pleural effusion (L>R), tracheal shift, left apical cap, deviated](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DsCQjBkVsAAoiwL.jpg)
sufian_the_scribe on X: "Chest xray for thoracic aortic dissection Widened mediastinum (56-63%), abnormal aortic contour (48%), aortic knuckle double calcium sign >5mm (14%), pleural effusion (L>R), tracheal shift, left apical cap, deviated
![Cary Squires, MD on X: "Yellow = apical cap, hemothorax, blue & purple = widened mediastinum and tracheal deviation due to traumatic aortic injury and mediastinal hemorrhage, red = thoracic spine distraction Cary Squires, MD on X: "Yellow = apical cap, hemothorax, blue & purple = widened mediastinum and tracheal deviation due to traumatic aortic injury and mediastinal hemorrhage, red = thoracic spine distraction](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eqpq1LwXUAExyec.jpg:large)
Cary Squires, MD on X: "Yellow = apical cap, hemothorax, blue & purple = widened mediastinum and tracheal deviation due to traumatic aortic injury and mediastinal hemorrhage, red = thoracic spine distraction
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Cirbosque #SoMe4Surgery on X: "@JJDiaz92 @PipeCabreraV @pferrada1 @docmartin22 @jmills1955 @juliomayol @SWexner @MISIRG1 @TopKniFe_B @kmattox1 Excellent Dr, this patient have chest X-ray signs for great vessels trauma: Left 2nd rib fracture, left apical
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